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crash course

American  

noun

  1. a brief, intensive course of instruction, as to prepare one quickly for a test.


crash course Idioms  
  1. A short, intensive training course, as in Daisy planned to take a crash course in cooking before she got married. [Colloquial; mid-1900s]


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I got a crash course on Angeleno aesthetics and the ins and outs of the rough and tumble San Fernando Valley hurly-burly.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 6, 2026

They have been given a crash course in Scottish culture.

From BBC Jun. 11, 2026

“No one gave a crash course on what to do,” the soldier said.

From The Wall Street Journal May 29, 2026

Week 17, at Tampa Bay, TBD: Baker Mayfield reignited his career after a crash course in the Rams offense in 2022 under Zac Robinson.

From Los Angeles Times May 14, 2026

Half the time he doesn't know whether he's using his CIA crash course in Spanish or his prep school Latin or his college French.

From "How the García Girls Lost Their Accents" by Julia Alvarez

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